PHOTOS: Several days of ice rescue training for Monroe Fire Protection District firefighters last week proved useful when a call came in about what appeared to be a person's head visible above the ice near the Lake Monroe spillway.
Friday afternoon, firefighters from Station 21 were dispatched to the Lake Monroe spillway after receiving a report of a person’s head sticking out of the ice. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Online
VIDEO: Those who knew lifelong firefighter Donald E. Whitaker said he had a love for people and a passion for fire service.
“They didn’t call him by name, it was Chief, Chief Whitaker” Wife Ethel Whitaker said.
“Yea Chief Whitaker,” Niece Jane Jones said. “Chief what can I do? What do you need? It was Chief. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro
The seven-day average of new Coronavirus infections in the United States has fallen to a number not seen since the delta surge of last summer began to die down, though cases remain higher than during much of the pandemic.
The country had an average of 153,029 cases per day as of Monday, according to tracking by The Washington Post. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post
A dramatic video of a firefight in Sherman Oaks shows the moment when a Los Angeles firefighter falls through the roof of a garage that had caught on fire.
Remarkably that firefighter was not hurt, according to officials.
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The fire broke out at a home in the 4500 block of N. Sunnyslope Avenue just before 6 p. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: This week marks 20 years since a prank at a student apartment complex turned deadly in Greensboro.
Janet Danahey, a UNCG student, set outside items on fire at a Campus Walk apartment. She said she was trying to get back at an ex-boyfriend. The fire spread to the entire building.
Four people, sisters Rachel and Donna Llewellyn, Elizabeth Harris and Ryan Bek, died, and many others were injured. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro
VIDEO: Gabriel Shaffer had just gone back inside from watching Krewe du Vieux when he says he saw the bright light from a flame thrower out his back window.
According to police this happened Saturday evening in the 900 block of Royal St.
“It was dumb and disrespectful at the same time in my head,” said Shaffer. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans
With less than a week to go before it stops accepting applications, the Dayton Fire Department says it could have its most diverse pool of fire recruit applicants ever.
The fire department is overwhelmingly white but has become more diverse in recent years. Officials say new, enhanced and ongoing initiatives to reach minorities and women seem to be working. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News - Metered Site
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Waukon firefighters used hundreds of thousands of gallons of water to fight the fire, running through Waukon's water supply.
Schools in the community held virtual class Monday and businesses had reduced hours due to the water issues. City officials say the issue was too much water going through a strained system. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
One man was rescued and more than a dozen residents were displaced after a large fire in Jersey City on Friday afternoon.
The fire was reported at a three-story residential building around 4 p.m. on 163 Van Horne Street.
A Jersey City police officer who was first on the scene ran into the building where the fire originated and rescued one man. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
Frontline workers will once again have a faster path to Workers' Compensation benefits in Minnesota, a presumption in law that a COVID-19 infection happened in the workplace and is a job-related injury.
First responders and healthcare workers joined lawmakers at Brooklyn Park's central fire station Friday afternoon, to watch Gov. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis
A group of amateur radio operators in Caribou have banded together to start Aroostook County’s first municipal-based emergency service, hoping to modernize the region’s use of technology during disasters.
In a rural county where internet, cellphone and other types of communication can be spotty in good weather, storms can easily knock out those modes of communication. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News - Metered Site
VIDEO: Cleveland firefighters are leading a walk to Nashville starting on February 14th to raise awareness for suicide, something they say frequently impacts their work community.
The walk will take place over several days, ending on February 23rd. The firefighters will be accompanied by family members, policy leaders and other community members. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVC-TV ABC/FOX 9 Chattanooga
COVID-19 cases have continued to subside throughout the United States, while deaths have also settled after increasing rapidly amid surges of infections brought on by the Omicron variant.
The United States reported a daily average of 178,705 new COVID-19 cases, down 67% over 14 days, according to data gathered by The New York Times, as individual states have begun to loosen masking mandates and other restrictions to mitigate the spread of the virus and health officials have indicated the peak of Omicron infections has passed. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gephardt Daily
VIDEO: Emergency crews worked to extinguish a large fire in Gary, Indiana.
Firefighters responded to the 3100 block of Grant Street just before 11 a.m. for reports of a fire at the Denny’s restaurant and Love’s Truck stop.
SkyCam 9 flew over the scene.
Gary Police posted on Facebook asking drivers to stay away from the area. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago
VIDEO: Surveillance video has been released showing a fire truck on the move after someone attempted to steal it from a fire station in Lauderhill.
“The person, the male subject, became aggressive with the firefighters,” said Lauderhill Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Levy.
He climbs into the truck, lights it up and throws it into reverse, before eventually being dragged out. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami
Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill.
So the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life.
Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died when an abandoned row home collapsed. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis
Even with six years of fighting fires under his belt, Renard Cox approaches his job with the excitement of a rookie.
“I love it. I love putting this uniform on every day,” Cox said. “If you’ve ever been at this station when tones go off, it is a rush.” The veteran of the Richmond Fire Department thrives on helping strangers in need. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond
States that recently announced plans to lift either indoor or school mask mandates have at least two things in common: Hospitalization rates are on the decline, and all except one have a larger share of fully vaccinated residents than the national average.
Most of the governors in those states have linked these metrics to their moves to lift some Covid-19 mitigation measures. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
While responding to an emergency on East John Street Wednesday morning, Champaign Fire Department’s Ladder 161 was involved in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Neil and Green streets.
Police said a firefighter on Ladder 161 and the occupant of the second vehicle were both treated on scene and were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. - PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIA-TV CBS 3 Champaign
PHOTOS: The new Westridge Commissary was a dramatic addition to Casper’s expanding edges when it opened in 1950.
The new shopping center was the second operation opened by Commissary Inc., which operated what was likely Casper’s first modern full-service grocery store on 442 E. Yellowstone.
By all accounts, the shopping center continued to stay busy with business as usual. - PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oil City News
